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Chapter Nineteen

Nehellenia gracefully walked up to Queen Meteria who snarled at her. Readying herself for an attack that would either win her this battle or end her life, she momentarily glanced at Usagi's body, so this was Princess Serenity and Sailor Moon? Such a frail thing. And she was extremely pale.

'Probably from the constant rejection of Meteria's energy, I wonder how much terror she is under?' Nehellenia pondered as she struck her hands forward and, utilising every once of energy she had left, she shot out at Queen Meteria, attacking the very stone Ariana had identified.

Zirconia grabbed Prince Endymion by the throat and threw him to the ground. Her hands pinched at his throat, causing scratch marks. Pluto slammed her staff into Zirconia's back before Uranus delivered a forward kick into the womans' stomach, sending her off Endymion. Clutching his throat and breathing in and out rapidly, his angry glare was truly something to behold as he watched Zirconia get up and create a sword.

"I am going to enjoy killing you Senshi and once my Queen wins, Endymion will be mine!" Zirconia shouted in glee as she launched herself forward again.

"MARS FLAME SNIPER!" Mars' attack was sliced in half by Zirconia as she kept coming at speed.

"WORLD SHAKING!" Uranus shouted, again her attack was also sliced in half, Zirconia gaining more speed. Pluto looked at Endymion and then shoved him, not caring if he was Prince of the Earth, her real worry was her Princess who was starting to lose her battle.

"Use your powers and direct an attack, she won't be able to dodge it!" Pluto yelled before she used her Dead Scream attack to try and slow Zirconia down. Endymion brushed his shoulders where she had shoved him and then, allowed a golden light to take over him.

Ariana could see her opportunity, so she ran ahead, careful to dodge the wayward attacks from Queen Meteria and Queen Nehellenia. Once she reached Usagi's body, she grabbed her and pulled her off the slab, effectively disconnecting Meteria from her power source. Nehellenia looked sharply at Ariana who scooted away with Usagi's body, pushing herself backwards to try and save the Princess she never got to serve.

"I will punish you Ariana for this, do you not care your sister is dead!" Nehellenia shouted, gaining momentum against Meteria.

"She killed me when she took me away from my real Queen" Ariana snapped before her back hit the wall. Ariana looked at Usagi's face. She was pale, cold and clearly drained. She didn't know what exactly to do next. She desperately looked towards the Senshi but then had to cover her eyes as Endymion unleashed a furious attack that obliterated Zirconia.

"Damn it!" Queen Nehellenia screamed out as her anger grew. Nehellenia didn't care how much dark energy was coming off her now, seeping out of her very skin. Cursing with fury, she unleashed enough of an attack to disable Queen Meteria, but not destroy her. Queen Meteria disappeared through the crack with her formless body, heading outside.

"COWARD!" Nehellenia shouted before she started cursing again. Ariana had taken Usagi's body outside too through teleportation.

Her mind kept telling her that if Usagi turned into Princess Serenity then maybe, just maybe she could seal Queen Nehellenia and Meteria away.

'But she is so weak….' Ariana thought as she landed on snow, her teleportation taking her to the very spot they had originally entered, and right in front of a weakened Queen Meteria.

"Shit…." Ariana muttered.

"I have to seal her away" Ariana felt stunned as she looked at Usagi who had somehow transformed into Princess Serenity. Serenity's clear bright blue eyes looked at Ariana suspiciously at first before a softer look took over.

"You….you saved me?" Serenity asked, shocked "But why?". Ariana was unsure how to answer. Resting against her was the very woman who she had known as a child. She should have been much older than Serenity but only a mere three years separated them now, as Ariana had been young when she had been taken.

"I…remember everything. I wasn't always bad" Ariana stated, a bit sheepish now. Serenity nodded, still confused but nonetheless, she got up, brushed herself down shakily before stepping forward.

"You're too weak your majesty!" Ariana called out.

"I know, but I have to try. Earth doesn't deserve this nightmare. It must end now" Serenity stated. A loud crash behind them signalled the arrival of the Sailor Senshi, Generals and Endymion. Queen Nehellenia had teleported herself in front of Princess Serenity. Preparing to grab her throat, Ariana unleashed an attack hurtling Nehellenia backwards towards the very presence of an angry Meteria.

"YOU!" Queen Meteria bellowed, the very ground beneath Nehellenia shaking. Nehellenia got up unsteadily at first but the moment she did, she unleashed all her powers upon the gigantic form of a recovering Meteria. Laughing darkly, Meteria hurled a blast at Nehellenia to which she managed to shield herself. The sheer power of the attack gravitated towards Endymion, his Generals and the Senshi. Ariana and Serenity held onto each other, Princess Serenity watching the action, gathering up her powers for her own final attack.

"Why won't you just die!" Nehellenia screamed as blood splurted from her mouth.

"I have lived long before you and posses far greater powers than you. Let me show you the true forms of my power" Meteria stated gleefully. The ground shook again and the clouds surrounding them all turned a vile purplish colour. The gem situated on Meteria's forehead glowed. Nehellenia, against her better judgement, found herself transfixed on the gem. Before she realised it, Meteria had used most of her reserved power, unleashing a mighty attack that hit Nehellenia, blinding everyone.

When the clouds had departed, the dust settled, Pluto's eyes widened upon the very spot Nehellenia had once occupied, now nothing more than a pile of black dust.

"But how?" Neptune asked, her eyes widening.

"They fought mostly against each other, exhausting their own powers" Uranus felt sure her words were true. Nehellenia had used so much energy against Beryl and empowering her own generals that she just didn't have enough.

"Her strategy had been to get the Golden Crystal, if she had then she would have won" Pluto said. Queen Meteria was chuckling as she had absorbed Nehellenia's powers, making herself even bigger. It was then Princess Serenity got up. Realising what she was about to do, Venus pushed past Prince Endymion, stopping him from reaching her and instead, grabbed her Princess, making Ariana take a step back.

"You can't, let us handle it!" Venus shouted. Serenity shook her head as she stretched out her hand. Suddenly the Holy Blade appeared in her right hand. She then gave it to Venus.

"Listen to me, when I do what I must, you have to finish Meteria off, strike her down with this sword" Venus could feel the corners of her eyes swell with tears as she shook her head.

"This is an order Venus, I am sorry. Endymion is right in a way, why should earth have to pay the price? I will always love him, no matter how cruel his words are. My heart belongs to him. Don't hurt him or the Generals, let them live normal lives as I expect you all to" Venus was about to question Serenity further but Serenity had already started to walk away.

"What the hell is she doing?!" Jadeite yelled, shock written all over his face.

"Serenity, don't do this!" Mars screamed out as she ran ahead. Venus didn't know how she had the strength to stop Mars but she did. Her hime had given her a direct order, one she had to obey, no matter how much she wanted to disobey.

"Heh heh, you're weak Moon Princess, what can you do to me, the great Queen Meteria!" Meteria mocked, her voice booming. Princess Serenity didn't rise to it. Throughout her internal battle with the Queen, she had witnessed Chaos in all its evilness and his one desire was the Silver Crystal, as well as the Princess herself. She knew the wickedness that Chaos intended and she also knew deep down she couldn't allow it. She finally felt she understood her mother. The Silver Crystal appeared, coming out of her chest in all its glory.

"OH, THERE IT IS!" Queen Meteria in her greediness started to laugh with glee. Princess Serenity felt warm, at peace. Was this how her mother felt? The moment it all hung on her shoulders, was this the overwhelming feeling she felt as she faced off against Queen Meteria before? Knowing that this final act would be her last in her already weakened state, was this the same determination her mother held? Opening her once blue orbs, instead, her eyes had taken on more of a silvery tinge. Her hair pure silver, the wind not being able to make her cold anymore.

"Meteria, with the power of the Silver Crystal, I will seal you away, in the name of justice, in the name of the moon, I will punish you" with one swift movement, Princess Serenity threw herself at Queen Meteria, going inside the huge Queen. The shock on everyone's faces was disheartening.

"What….why?" Uranus got up, clenching her fists.

"No….." Sailor Mercury cried as she fell to her knees. Venus felt her resolve slip as Queen Meteria started to laugh, mocking them all, that is, until the light of the Silver Crystal started to consume her.
"NO, WHAT IS THIS?!" Meteria's panicked voice filled Venus's ears as she took aim. She knew deep down exactly where she would hit. She was the leader of the Sailor Senshi for a reason. Behind her cheeriness and flirtatiousness, lay a warrior who was smart and powerful in her own right.

"I'm sorry Luna, Artemis….Usagi-cha…."Venus cried as she hurled the Holy Blade right to the spot she wanted, at the gem in the middle of Meteria's forehead. The moment it hit, Meteria screamed out in cries of pain as her body started to disappear. A blinding light covered them like a blanket, their bodies suddenly feeling a pressure like no-other. The Negaverse and its kingdom disintegrated in the background. Ariana watched in fear and in awe as she saw her own body disappearing. A look of peace came upon her face as she saw the little baby face of the Princess she had loved so much.

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On the moon, Marcasite watched the body of Princess Serenity appear, laying on the ground. Helios had managed, with the help of the hologram of Queen Serenity, rescued him before the Dark Kingdom had been fully destroyed. Picking her up gently, he brought her to the room the hologram of Queen Serenity told him to, the sanctuary of Selene.

"She will be in the Goddess's arms, healing" Queen Serenity stated, a look of anxiety on her face.

"How long until she awakes?" Helios asked.

"I don't know….the silver Crystal has depleted her energy. And with everything that has happened to my daughter, it may take a while. You can go back to Elysian, it has been restored the moment Prince Endymion had accessed the Golden Crystal's power. And with the healing of the Silver Crystal, it is more beautiful than ever before" Queen Serenity said, giving Helios a small smile.

"I have always wanted to come here and see the palace in its full glory" Helios said.

"Maybe someday you will" Queen Serenity said as Helios and Marcasite both disappeared. Looking back at her daughter, her body laying on a large piece of marble with the statue of Selene, her arms stretcher out over Princess Serenity.

"Rest dear daughter, because Chaos still lives and I fear for what he has planned for you" Queen Serenity's eerie voice echoed against the walls of the now forming palace of the Moon Kingdom. The Silver Crystal would restore it all in time, but of course, the temple of Selene had to be the first place to be fully restored. There was so much to be brought back. Queen Serenity smiled just thinking about seeing her kingdom rebuilt.

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They woke up in their civilian forms right at the very spot they had originally left. Minako was the first to get up, her blue orbs dimmed. Haruka then got up, her own eyes blank as Michiru took her arm. Makoto, Rei and Ami all got up together whilst Setsuna and Hotaru got up sluggishly. Mamoru felt Katashi help him up but both were unprepared for the kick Haruka levelled at Mamoru. Arata took the blow, covering his chest, he noticed Makoto looked at him unfeeling.

"Its all your fault!" Haruka shouted.

"How dare you attack the Prince of the Earth" Fumio yelled back, his normally calm disposition shattered.

"How dare you kill our Princess!" Rei hurled her accusation wildly, her violet eyes filled with hatred.

"We didn't kill your Princess" Jun'ichi tried to remain calm with his words. Rei narrowed her eyes on Jun'ichi's form.

"I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I don't want her hurt, I love her!" Mamoru felt he had to defend himself. He had just watched the love of his life sacrifice herself, feeling like he didn't love her. the overwhelming guilt was starting to eat away at him.

"I hope you know no peace for what you have done" Hotaru spoke, her words filled with venom coming from such a small girl. Mamoru flinched at her words.

"Stay away from us" Ami stated, her words quiet but still loud enough for Fumio to hear. It felt like a spear had gone through his heart.

"Stay away from all of us. If we come across you again, you can't hold us responsible for our actions. You're stupidity and need to hurt our princess has cost us greatly. If there were a Silver Millennium, we'd call for your damn head" Haruka seethed.

"I want his head now!" Makoto finally spoke, her eyes blazing. Minako took this opportunity to step in.

"Listen, we don't know for sure if she is gone. I can still feel something of her….Setsuna, can you check?" Minako tried to keep the desperation out of her voice. With one quick movement, Setsuna had transformed into Sailor Pluto and then, nodding in the direction of Minako before narrowing her eyes on Mamoru, she disappeared. Minako then looked at her Senshi.

"Lets leave, we will wait for Pluto to report back" Minako ordered. Haruka and Makoto both looked like they were ready to argue but stopped themselves, turning their backs like Minako and leaving the saddened Generals and Mamoru behind.

"I guess we go back to Shibuya, earth is safe now" Jun'ichi said, his voice laced with emotion as he watched Rei leave him behind. Katashi could hear the hurt in his comrades' voice and truth be told, he was inwardly hurting too.

"Jadeite is right, there is nothing here now. Earth is safe, we have done our duty. This is how it must be" Mamoru said, his voice devoid of emotion but Arata knew better, Mamoru was the most heartbroken of them all.

Hi

Apologies for the delayed update, have stuff going on in the background sadly...

Thank you all for the lovely reviews, appreciate them as always :-)

Jakeros - It is not the end - the story goes on although where I will end it I am still unsure

Things haven' ended well here so far and we still have the aftermath - from here on it the story will take a different direction as they grow up and the next villain is gradully revealed.

Working on the next chapter and hope to update soon.